WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After an article this week revealed the Biden-Harris regulatory agenda has increased costs for Americans by $1.68 trillion and created 324.7 million hours of paperwork, the House Small Business Committee passed the Prove It Act. The bill, which was originally introduced by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), forces federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws and consider  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Van Denover Jewelry of Fayette County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "To put it simply, the folks at Van Denover Jewelry rock. From diamond rings to custom timepieces, this ge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from the FBI on its failure to implement necessary changes to improve its practices regarding child sex offense cases. A recent Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit ("the 2024 Audit") spurred this latest oversight push, which builds on Grassley's lon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act. The bill reauthorizes the Fox Grant Program for three years to provide community-based mental health organizations grant funding to increase access to mental health care, support, and suicide prevention services for veterans in the communities where they  more